There's a fair amount of
nightlife
and cultural events in Avignon:
the
Opéra , on place de
l'Horloge (tel 04.90.82.23.44),
mounts a good range of
productions; Le Chêne Noir,
8bis rue Ste-Catherine (tel
04.90.86.58.11), is a theatre
company worth seeing, with mime,
musicals or Molière on offer;
and plenty of
classical
concerts are performed in
churches, usually for free.
For live music , AJMI
Jazz Club , La Manutention,
rue Escalier-Ste-Anne (tel
04.90.86.08.61), hosts live jazz
every Thursday night and
features major acts and some
adventurous new groups. Le
Bistroquet , quartier du
Mouton on Île de la Berthelasse,
is a rock bar with live gigs
except in June, and the
restaurant La Tache d'Encre
has some good live sounds on
Friday and Saturday nights. Gay
venues include L'Esclave
Bar , 12 rue du Limas (daily
10.30pm-5am; shows Wed &
Sun), a bar and disco popular
with gay men, and The Cage
, a club in the gare routière
building, with a gay and lesbian
clientele. To find out what's
on, get hold of the tourist
office's free bi-monthly
calendar Rendez-Vous .
They may also have the weekly
arts, events and music magazine César
(also free), which is otherwise
found in arts centres.
